Events

UXPA Kansas City hosts skills workshops, panels, lectures, design critiques, career events, and more! Topics range from the latest trends in UX, to research and theory, to how to build UX practices for your business or organization. Many events are free and virtual.

monthly networking & happy hour

Typically the third Wednesday of each month, 4-5pm – Online

UXPA KC Happy Hours can go in almost any direction. Games, skillshares, cool UX tips and tricks, and knowledge-sharing about the KC area tech community – it all depends on who shows up!Grab a beverage, kick back and join the conversation!

free to register

upcoming events

Check back here for upcoming event info and links to register.

past events

Book Swap & UX Happy Hour

April 28, 2023

Share your favorite UX resources at happy hour!

learn more & register

UX Futures | KC Design Week

April 20, 2023

UX Futures is a special event organized and presented by UXPA-KC for KC Design Week!

learn more & register

The Future of Interaction: Designing User Experiences for AR/MR and VR

March 23, 2023

An exciting webinar focuses on designing immersive experiences for augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR)

learn more & register

Build Your Own Ladder: How to Shape Your Career as a Product Designer

November 17, 2022

Kansas City area designers will share their journeys from being brand-new to the field, to becoming established UX practitioners

learn more & register

The Art of Feedback: A VIRTUAL UX PORTFOLIO REVIEW

October 19, 2022

A virtual portfolio critique with two industry experts.

learn more & register

Be Brave: A Design Thinking Workshop

July 25, 2022

In this workshop, Rachel Beser Brookes and Nevin Joyce use a design scenario to guide participants through a few different brave methodologies.

learn more & register

Better Design Through Games: Using Playtesting to Improve Accessibility and UX

June 22, 2022

In this workshop, Angie Brunk and Dan Ireton will walk us through some techniques they’ve developed to explore accessibility in User Experience using games.

learn more & register

Creating an Accessibility Minded UX Culture

May 23, 2022

In this conversation, Ted Gies (Web Accessibility and UX leader for Elsevier) will share examples of “walking the walk” on accessibility.

learn more & register

Book Swap & UX Happy Hour

April 28, 2023

Share your favorite UX resources at happy hour!

UX Futures | KC Design Week

April 20, 2023

UX Futures is a special event organized and presented by UXPA-KC for KC Design Week!

The Future of Interaction: Designing User Experiences for AR/MR and VR

March 23, 2023

An exciting webinar focuses on designing immersive experiences for augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR)

Build Your Own Ladder: How to Shape Your Career as a Product Designer

November 17, 2022

Kansas City area designers will share their journeys from being brand-new to the field, to becoming established UX practitioners

The Art of Feedback: A VIRTUAL UX PORTFOLIO REVIEW

October 19, 2022

A virtual portfolio critique with two industry experts.

Be Brave: A Design Thinking Workshop

July 25, 2022

In this workshop, Rachel Beser Brookes and Nevin Joyce use a design scenario to guide participants through a few different brave methodologies.

Better Design Through Games: Using Playtesting to Improve Accessibility and UX

June 22, 2022

In this workshop, Angie Brunk and Dan Ireton will walk us through some techniques they’ve developed to explore accessibility in User Experience using games.

Creating an Accessibility Minded UX Culture

May 23, 2022

In this conversation, Ted Gies (Web Accessibility and UX leader for Elsevier) will share examples of “walking the walk” on accessibility.

recorded events

You can watch recordings of some past events on our YouTube channel.